CN116536895A

CN116536895A - Drying equipment

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Publication number: CN116536895A
Application number: CN202210089799.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李涛; 韩婕; 杨龙; 姚龙平
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Electric Appliance Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Washing Electric Appliance Co Ltd; Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-25
Filing date: 2022-01-25
Publication date: 2023-08-04
Also published as: WO2023142870A1

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of clothes care equipment, in particular to drying equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the working efficiency of a fan can be influenced by the existing noise reduction scheme for the drying equipment. For this purpose, the drying equipment of the invention comprises a box body and a fan arranged on the box body, and further comprises a sound-proof cover which is fixedly connected with the box body and covers the outer side of the fan. Through such setting, through cover in the outside of the shell of fan and establish a sound-proof housing, the sound-proof housing can block the propagation of noise to can reduce drying equipment in the noise of operation in-process, in addition, because the sound-proof housing is the outside of the shell of cover outside fan, consequently, can not produce the influence to the operation of fan, can guarantee the work efficiency of fan.

Description

Drying equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of clothes care equipment, and particularly provides drying equipment.

Background

The drying apparatus refers to a machine capable of drying laundry using hot air. The drying equipment mainly comprises a washing and drying integrated machine, a clothes dryer or a dryer and the like.

Taking a clothes dryer as an example, a big pain point of the existing clothes dryer is that noise is big in the use process, pneumatic noise is generated in the periodical operation process of a fan, and the experience of a user is greatly influenced by the existence of the noise, so that the problem of the noise of the periodical operation of the fan is required to be controlled; on the other hand, the working efficiency of the fan in the running process is required to be guaranteed while the noise is reduced, and the working state of the fan is influenced to the minimum degree while the noise is reduced.

At present, most noise reduction technologies can reduce the pneumatic noise of a fan to a certain extent under the condition of reducing the rotating speed or changing the internal structure of the fan, but can have more or less influence on the working efficiency or working state of the fan.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new solution to the above-mentioned problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problems, namely the problem that the working efficiency of a fan is influenced by the existing noise reduction scheme aiming at the drying equipment.

The invention provides drying equipment which comprises a box body and a fan arranged on the box body, and further comprises a sound-proof cover which is fixedly connected with the box body and covers the outer side of the fan.

In the preferable technical scheme of the drying equipment, the sound insulation cover is in sealing connection with the box body.

In the preferred technical scheme of the drying equipment, the drying equipment further comprises a sealing member, and the sealing member is arranged at the joint of the sound insulation cover and the box body.

In a preferred embodiment of the above drying apparatus, the sealing member is an annular gasket.

In a preferred embodiment of the above drying apparatus, the drying apparatus further includes a sound absorbing member located between the soundproof cover and the housing of the fan and/or covering an outer wall of the soundproof cover.

In a preferred aspect of the above drying apparatus, the sound absorbing member includes a first sponge structure compressed between an outer wall of the housing and an inner wall of the soundproof cover in a state where the installation is completed.

In the preferred technical scheme of the drying device, the drying device further comprises a reinforcing plate, and the reinforcing plate is connected between the box body and the outer side wall of the shell of the fan.

In a preferred embodiment of the above drying apparatus, the number of the reinforcing plates is plural and is distributed at intervals, and the sound absorbing member further includes a second sponge structure filled between adjacent reinforcing plates.

In a preferred embodiment of the above drying apparatus, the sound absorbing member includes a third sponge structure covering an outer wall of the soundproof cover.

In the preferable technical scheme of the drying equipment, the distance between the inner wall of the sound insulation cover and the outer wall of the shell of the fan is 3-7 mm.

Under the condition of adopting the technical scheme, the drying equipment comprises a box body, a fan arranged on the box body, and a sound-proof cover, wherein the sound-proof cover is fixedly connected with the box body and covers the outer side of the fan. Through such setting, through cover in the outside of the shell of fan and establish a sound-proof housing, the sound-proof housing can block the propagation of noise to can reduce drying equipment in the noise of operation in-process, in addition, because the sound-proof housing is the outside of the shell of cover outside fan, consequently, can not produce the influence to the operation of fan, can guarantee the work efficiency of fan.

Further, the sound-proof housing is in sealing connection with the box body. By such arrangement, the noise reduction effect of the soundproof cover can be further improved.

Still further, the drying apparatus of the present invention further comprises a sound absorbing member located between the soundproof cover and the housing of the fan and/or covering the outer wall of the soundproof cover. Through such setting, through set up the sound absorbing member between the shell of sound proof housing and fan and/or on the outer wall of sound proof housing, can further reduce drying equipment's noise, promote user's use experience.

Still further, the sound absorbing member of the present invention includes a first sponge structure compressed between the outer wall of the housing and the inner wall of the soundproof cover in the state of completion of installation. Through such setting, through compressing first sponge structure between the outer wall of the shell of fan and the inner wall of sound proof housing for first sponge structure is outside playing the sound absorbing effect, can also slow down the resonance of complete machine effectively.

Still further, the number of the reinforcing plates is plural and is distributed at intervals, and the sound absorbing member further includes a second sponge structure filled between adjacent ones of the reinforcing plates. By such an arrangement, the noise of the drying apparatus can be further reduced by arranging the second sponge structure between adjacent reinforcing plates.

Drawings

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with a dryer and accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a combination of a fan and a rear panel of the dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a combination of a fan and a rear panel of the dryer of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the combination of the sound hood, fan and rear panel of the dryer of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view at A-A in fig. 4.

List of reference numerals:

1. a case; 11. a rear panel; 111. a first vent; 112. a second vent hole; 2. a blower; 21. a housing; 22. an impeller; 4. a soundproof cover; 5. an annular gasket; 6. a first sponge structure; 7. reinforcing plate.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are merely for explaining the technical principles of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

For example, although the embodiments described below are described in connection with a dryer, the technical solution of the present invention is equally applicable to other drying apparatuses, such as a washing and drying machine or dryer, etc., and such adjustments and changes to the application object do not depart from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "top," "bottom," and the like, indicating directions or positional relationships are based on directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Furthermore, it should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The existing noise reduction scheme for the clothes dryer based on the background technology can affect the working efficiency of the fan. The invention provides a clothes dryer, which aims to reduce noise of the clothes dryer in the running process by arranging a fan cover on a box body of the clothes dryer through a sound insulation cover.

Referring first to fig. 1 to 3, wherein fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the dryer of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a combination of a fan and a rear panel of the dryer of the present invention; fig. 3 is a combined schematic diagram of a blower and a rear panel of the dryer of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the clothes dryer of the present invention comprises a cabinet 1, a clothes drying drum (not shown in the drawing), a motor (not shown in the drawing) and a drying system, wherein the clothes drying drum is installed in the cabinet 1, the motor is in driving connection with the clothes drying drum, the clothes drying drum can be driven to rotate, the drying system is communicated with the clothes drying drum, the motor can drive the clothes drying drum to rotate in the running process of the clothes dryer, and hot air is introduced into the clothes drying drum by the drying system, so that wet clothes in the clothes drying drum can be dried.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 3, the drying system of the present invention includes a fan 2 mounted on a box 1, an air inlet and an air outlet of the fan 2 are both communicated with a clothes drying cylinder, and air can circulate between the clothes drying cylinder and the drying system under the action of the fan 2.

Wherein, fan 2 includes shell 21 and installs impeller 22 and driving motor (not shown in the figure) in shell 21, driving motor and impeller 22 drive connection, after fan 2 starts the operation, driving motor can drive impeller 22 high-speed rotation to make the circulation flow between dry clothing section of thick bamboo and drying system.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 3, the dryer of the present invention further includes a soundproof cover 4, the soundproof cover 4 is fixedly connected with the cabinet 1 of the dryer, and the soundproof cover 4 is covered on the outside of the housing 21 of the blower 2.

Through cover in the outside of the shell 21 of fan 2 and establish a sound-proof housing 4, the sound-proof housing 4 can block the propagation of noise to can reduce the noise of dryer in the operation in-process, in addition, because the sound-proof housing 4 is the outside of the shell 21 of cover outside fan 2, consequently, can not exert an influence to the operation of fan 2, can guarantee the work efficiency of fan 2.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, for example, the housing 21 of the fan 2 is mounted on the rear panel 11 of the cabinet 1, and the soundproof cover 4 is fixedly connected to the rear panel 11 of the cabinet 1, that is, a receiving space is formed between the soundproof cover 4 and the rear panel 11 of the cabinet 1, and the fan 2 is located in the receiving space.

A first ventilation hole 111 and a second ventilation hole 112 are arranged on the rear panel 11 of the box body 1, wherein an air inlet of the fan 2 is communicated with the clothes drying cylinder through the first ventilation hole 111, and an air outlet of the fan 2 is communicated with the clothes drying cylinder through the second ventilation hole 112. During operation of the dryer, air discharged from the inside of the dryer cylinder passes through the first ventilation hole 111 into the housing 21 of the blower 2, and air discharged from the housing 21 of the blower 2 passes through the second ventilation hole 112 back into the dryer cylinder.

It should be noted that, in practical application, the sound-proof housing 4 and the rear panel 11 of the case 1 may be fixedly connected by fasteners (such as screws, bolts, etc.), or may be fixedly connected by an adhesive, or may be fixedly connected by welding, etc., and such adjustment and modification of the specific connection manner between the sound-proof housing 4 and the case 1 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited in the scope of protection of the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that, in practical application, the sound-proof housing 4 may be made of sheet metal material, or the sound-proof housing 4 may be made of plastic material, etc., and such modifications and changes to the specific manufacturing materials of the sound-proof housing 4 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited to the protection scope of the present invention.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the soundproof cover 4 of the present invention is hermetically connected to the rear panel 11 of the cabinet 1 of the clothes dryer.

By sealing the soundproof cover 4 to the rear panel 11 of the case 1, the noise reduction effect of the soundproof cover 4 can be further improved.

It should be noted that, in practical application, the sound-proof housing 4 may be sealed and connected with the case 1 by disposing a sealant at the connection position of the sound-proof housing 4 and the case 1, or the sound-proof housing 4 may be sealed and connected with the case 1 by disposing a sealing member at the connection position of the sound-proof housing 4 and the case 1, etc., which are not departing from the principle and scope of the present invention, and all such flexible adjustment and modification should be limited in the protection scope of the present invention.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the dryer of the present invention further includes a sealing member installed at a junction of the soundproof cover 4 and the rear panel 11 of the cabinet 1.

That is, the sound-proof housing 4 is sealingly connected to the rear panel 11 of the case 1 by providing a sealing member at the connection portion of the sound-proof housing 4 and the rear panel 11 of the case 1.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, those skilled in the art may set the sealing member as the annular gasket 5, or may set the sealing member as an annular sealing ring, etc., and such modifications and changes to the specific structure of the sealing member do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, and should be limited to the protection scope of the present invention.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the sealing member of the invention is an annular gasket 5.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, one side of the annular gasket 5 is in sealing engagement with the rear panel 11 of the case 1, and the other side of the annular gasket 5 is in sealing engagement with the sound-deadening housing 4.

In practical application, the annular gasket 5 may be adhered to the rear panel 11 of the case 1 by an adhesive, and then the sound-proof cover 4 and the annular gasket 5 may be sealed and adhered by an adhesive.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the dryer of the present invention further includes a sound absorbing member located between the soundproof cover 4 and the housing 21 of the blower 2 and/or covering the outer wall of the soundproof cover 4.

By providing a sound absorbing member between the soundproof cover 4 and the housing 21 of the blower 2, the noise of the dryer can be further reduced, and the user experience can be improved.

In practical applications, the sound absorbing member may be disposed only between the sound-proof housing 4 and the casing 21, or the sound absorbing member may be disposed only on the outer wall of the sound-proof housing 4, or the sound absorbing member may be disposed entirely between the sound-proof housing 4 and the casing 21 of the fan 2, or the outer wall of the sound-proof housing 4, which may be flexibly adjusted and changed without departing from the principle and scope of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. Of course, it is preferable to provide sound absorbing members entirely between the soundproof cover 4 and the housing 21 of the fan 2 and on the outer wall of the soundproof cover 4.

In addition, it should be noted that, in practical application, the sound absorbing member may be provided as a sound absorbing sponge, the sound absorbing sponge is filled between the sound-proof housing 4 and the housing 21 of the fan 2, or the sound absorbing member may be provided as a felt, the felt may be attached to the inner wall of the sound-proof housing 4, or the sound absorbing member may be provided as a sound absorbing plate, the sound absorbing plate may be attached to the outer wall of the housing 21 of the fan 2, etc., and such modifications and changes of the specific structure type of the sound absorbing member do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention and should be limited to the protection scope of the present invention.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the sound absorbing member of the present invention includes a first sponge structure 6, and in the case of the completion of the installation, the first sponge structure 6 is compressed between the outer wall of the housing 21 of the blower fan 2 and the inner wall of the soundproof cover 4.

By compressing the first sponge structure 6 between the outer wall of the housing 21 of the fan 2 and the inner wall of the sound-proof housing 4, the first sponge structure 6 can effectively reduce resonance of the whole machine besides playing a sound-absorbing effect.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 2, a first sponge structure 6 is provided on the outer wall of the housing 21, and the thickness of the first sponge structure 6 is greater than a set distance between the outer wall of the housing 21 and the inner wall of the sound-proof housing 4.

For example, if the set distance between the outer wall of the housing 21 and the inner wall of the sound-proof housing 4 is 5mm, the thickness of the first sponge structure 6 may be set to 8mm, and before the installation, the first sponge structure 6 is stuck to the outer wall of the housing 21, and when the sound-proof housing 4 is installed, the first sponge structure 6 is compressed by 3mm by the sound-proof housing 4, and when the installation is completed, the first sponge structure 6 is compressed between the outer wall of the housing 21 and the inner wall of the sound-proof housing 4.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the dryer of the present invention further includes a reinforcing plate 7, the reinforcing plate 7 being connected between the cabinet 1 and an outer sidewall of the housing 21 of the blower 2.

By providing the reinforcing plate 7 to fixedly connect the housing 21 of the blower 2 with the rear panel 11 of the cabinet 1 of the dryer, the structural strength of the housing 21 of the blower 2 can be improved.

It should be noted that, in practical applications, those skilled in the art may fixedly connect the reinforcing plate 7 with the housing 21 of the fan 2, for example, may fixedly connect the reinforcing plate 7 with the housing 21 of the fan 2 by welding, or may integrally arrange the reinforcing plate 7 with the housing 21 of the fan 2, so as to integrally manufacture the reinforcing plate 7 with the housing 21 of the fan 2, etc., and such adjustment and modification of the specific connection form of the reinforcing plate 7 and the housing 21 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present invention, which should be limited to the protection scope of the present invention.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the reinforcing plates 7 of the invention are plural in number and are spaced apart, and the sound absorbing member further includes a second sponge structure (not shown) filled between adjacent reinforcing plates 7.

By providing the second sponge structure between the adjacent reinforcing plates 7, the noise of the dryer can be further reduced.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 2, the number of the reinforcing plates 7 is plural, the plurality of reinforcing plates 7 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the housing 21 of the fan 2 at intervals, a certain interval space is provided between two adjacent reinforcing plates 7, and the second sponge structure can be filled in each interval space.

Preferably, the sound absorbing member of the present invention further includes a third sponge structure (not shown in the drawings) which covers the outer wall of the soundproof cover 4. Wherein a third sponge structure may be attached to the outer wall of the sound housing 4.

Referring next to fig. 4 and 5, wherein fig. 4 is a combined schematic view of a soundproof cover, a fan and a rear panel of the clothes dryer of the present invention; fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view at A-A in fig. 4.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the distance D between the inner wall of the soundproof cover 4 of the present invention and the outer wall of the housing 21 of the blower 2 is 3mm to 7mm.

Further preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the distance D between the inner wall of the soundproof cover 4 of the present invention and the outer wall of the housing 21 is 5mm.

Thus far, the technical solution of the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Equivalent modifications and substitutions for related technical features may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and substitutions will fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a drying equipment, includes the box and installs fan on the box, its characterized in that, drying equipment still includes the sound-proof housing, the sound-proof housing with box fixed connection just covers and establishes the outside of fan.

2. The drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sound-proof housing is sealingly connected to the cabinet.

3. The drying apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a sealing member mounted at a junction of the sound-proof housing and the cabinet.

4. A drying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the sealing member is an annular gasket.

5. The drying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sound absorbing member located between the sound-proof housing and the housing of the fan and/or covering an outer wall of the sound-proof housing.

6. The drying apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the sound absorbing member includes a first sponge structure compressed between an outer wall of the housing and an inner wall of the soundproof cover in a state where installation is completed.

7. The drying apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a reinforcing plate coupled between the cabinet and the outer sidewall of the housing.

8. The drying apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the reinforcing plates are plural in number and are spaced apart, and the sound absorbing member includes a second sponge structure filled between adjacent reinforcing plates.

9. The drying apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the sound absorbing member includes a third sponge structure covering an outer wall of the soundproof cover.

10. The drying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a distance between an inner wall of the soundproof cover and an outer wall of the housing is 3 to 7mm.